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Parliament adopts Roadmap on Single European Transport Area

EuroCommerce

EuroCommerce welcomes the European Parliament’s adoption of the ‘Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area - Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system’ perceived as an additional step towards a fully integrated transport system in the EU. Removing all barriers between the different modes of transport, reducing red-tape and completing a truly European internal market for transport is essential to the sector.

New Euro Treaty negotiations: Elmar Brok MEP to represent the European Parliament

EPP Group in the European Parliament

EPP Group Member Elmar Brok MEP has been nominated as representative of the European Parliament in the negotiations for the new Euro Treaty agreed upon by 26 EU Heads of State and Government last week. He will work towards preserving the Community method, combining stability and growth.

Mr Brok said: "This is not only about the Euro, but about the future of our citizens in a world which is dramatically changing."

The EU 2050 Energy Roadmap - More alignment with Energy Efficiency potential needed

EuroACE -The European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings

The European Commission adopted its 2050 Energy Roadmap today (15th December 2011) setting out its views about Europe’s energy future. The Roadmap is based on modelling work that creates scenarios of possible future energy mixes on the energy supply side. However, whilst Commissioner Oettinger has publicly stated that “The first tool of the EU energy strategy is and should remain energy efficiency”, the Roadmap does not take sufficient account of the potential impact of energy efficiency.

EU transparency EP pushes for better public access to EU documents, Council must give up smoke and mirrors

THE GREENS/EUROPEAN FREE ALLIANCE

The European Parliament today voted to revise EU rules governing access to public documents in the EU. The Greens welcomed the vote of the EP to push for more documents to be made available to the public, and called on the Council not to block this. After the vote, Dutch Green MEP Judith Sargentini said:

2050 Energy Roadmap underplays efficiency

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

The European Commission's 2050 Energy Roadmap, due to be published today, shows that renewables are a vital part of a successful and affordable decarbonisation process. But it sends out a weak message on energy efficiency according to the Liberal and Democrat group (ALDE) in the European Parliament.

ALDE MEP Fiona Hall (Liberal Democrat, UK), energy spokesperson on the Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE), said:

European Globalisation Fund: derogation for workers affected by economic crisis should continue

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

During this morning's European Parliament debate on the European Globalisation Fund,* GUE/NGL MEP Ilda Figueiredo expressed her indignation about the Council's refusal to extend the derogation because with the ongoing crisis there is a much greater need to boost this fund.

Plum report shows negative impact of lower copper prices on next generation access investment and coverage

ETNO - European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association

Brussels – A Plum report for ETNO published today demonstrates that lowering the price of copper envisaged by the European Commission in its consultation as one of the possible options would have a negative impact on investment by existing network operators and entrants, thereby affecting the Digital Agenda objectives.

MEPs must stand up for 2 million Uzbek child workers and reject trade pact

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

"MEPs must reject the EU-Uzbekistan trade partnership agreement unambiguously" Irish GUE/NGL MEP Paul Murphy said ahead of today's European Parliament vote on an EU textiles trade deal with the country.

"Again and again in this house, the gulf between words and actions is great. That gulf should be closed here today. Consent can only be considered after the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has been allowed access and after the practice of forced child labour has been ended."

Citizens' rights or backroom deals - MEPs face stark choice tomorrow on access to documents

GUE/NGL Group in the EP

"I hope the EPP group will not let the citizens down by supporting secrecy and backroom deals." Dutch GUE/NGL MEP Dennis De Jong said ahead of tomorrow's European Parliament vote on revamping EU transparency regulations and broadening public access to documents.

EU must evaluate effectiveness of counter terrorism policies

ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

By endorsing the report by Sophie in 't Veld (D66, Netherlands) today on EU Counter Terrorism policy, the European Parliament calls on the Commission to draw up a complete and detailed map of all existing counter terrorism policies in Europe and to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of  the effectiveness of all the measures that have been put in place in the past decade.

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